"Olivier Manchion is anything but an unknown player on the international guitar music scene. Apart from taking part in innumerable projects, Manchion has recorded several albums with french cult band Ulan Bator. A short while ago, he got the idea of expanding his solo project Permanent Fatal Error into a band. Most of the songs on their debut longplayer are downtempo and glide through the scenery extremely laid back, the music of Law Speed is exceedingly powerful. The transparent as well as intelligent arrangements have been put into practice with utmost accuracy ­ each sound and every beat is in exactly the right place. In addition to that, PFE crane at no experimental obstacle ­ from dissonant organ drones to a free jazz trumpet solo lasting several minutes, lots of unexpected events happen on Law Speed. However, all of these outbursts are subtly woven into the bands precisely executed rock-structures." (label info)